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Children's TV producer and playwright Martin Tahse has passed away at the age of 84. He died on 1 July (14) in Los Angeles.
Tahse began working as a theatre producer before turning his attentions to TV, where he focused on shows which tackled social issues for kids.
His onscreen credits included The Skating Rink in 1975, about a boy with a stutter, 1977's Very Good Friends, which starred Little House on the Prairie's Melissa Sue Anderson as a young teen coming to terms with the accidental death of a younger sibling, and A Matter of Time (1981), about a girl whose mother is dying from cancer. Both of the latter shows earned Tahse Daytime Emmy Awards.
He also co-wrote and produced 1990 TV movie Matters of the Heart, starring Jane Seymour, and added playwright to his resume in 2003 after adapting Allan Gurganus' novel Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All into a one-woman show for Ellen Burstyn.

Veteran Scarface star Steven Bauer is reportedly dating a teenager 39 years his junior. The actor, 57, made his red carpet debut with 18-year-old Lyda Loudon at the Hollywood premiere of Woody Allen's new film Magic in the Moonlight last week (21Jul14) and editors at UsMagazine.com claim they are a couple.
Bauer used to be married to Melanie Griffith, the mother of his 28-year-old child Alexander, while he also has a boy named Dylan, who was born in 1990, from his second marriage to actress Ingrid Anderson.

A musician who conned investors into giving him hundreds of thousands of dollars to fund non-existent music projects with the likes of Bruce Springsteen and Pearl Jam has been sentenced to almost four years behind bars. A federal judge in Washington has convicted Kasey Anderson after he was found guilty of launching various bogus schemes that tricked investors into giving him $600,000 (GBP353,000).
The projects included a benefit album for the incarcerated members of the West Memphis Three.
In his sentencing on Tuesday (22Jul14), judge Ronald B. Leighton said, "You let down a lot of people."
Anderson was also ordered to pay almost $600,000 in restitution.
He previously told the court that he suffers from a mental illness and wrote a letter to the judge, telling him, "I convinced myself that it (behaviour) was normal."

Rocker Jon Bon Jovi is to receive a special award for his philanthropy. The Bon Jovi star has been named the 2014 recipient of the Marian Anderson Award, which recognises artists who make a valuable social contribution, and he will pick up the accolade at a ceremony in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in November (14).
The prize is named after opera star and Philadelphia native Marian Anderson, who became the first black soloist at the Metropolitan Opera in New York in 1955.
The Livin' on a Prayer hitmaker, who runs the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation, says of the award, "It's a great honour to be recognised by the great city of Philadelphia, in receiving this prestigious award. The JBJ Soul Foundation originated in Philadelphia and will continue to reach those in need, both locally and nationally. Through the 'power of WE,' we can end homelessness and hunger."
The star is slated to accept the prize and a $25,000 (£14,706) charity donation on 18 November (14).
Previous recipients include Mia Farrow, Sidney Poitier, Dame Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Gere.

Famed celebrity snapper Peter Beard is facing a lawsuit from model Natalie White over claims he broke a promise to give her 50 signed photos from a shoot. Beard, who has shot classic pictures of rock icons including The Rolling Stones and David Bowie, is being sued over allegations he failed to hand over the images, which have a potential value of millions of dollars.
White claims he vowed to give her 50 signed photos from two shoots but he only handed over 16 before suffering a stroke in November (13), and she blames the lensman's wife for withholding the remaining images.
She is adamant she agreed the deal with Beard as recompense for organising models for the shoot, and had spent more than $100,000 (£58,800) of her savings on expenses, according to the New York Daily News.
Among the beauties who took part were Helena Christensen, Chanel Iman, and Pamela Anderson.

Scottish singer/songwriter Paolo Nutini is back on the dating scene after reportedly striking up a romance with a model/actress he met on the set of a music video. Nutini has been dating fellow Scot Amber Anderson since earlier this year (14), according to Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper.
A source tells the publication, "They hit it off immediately on the shoot. They have a very similar sense of humour and have a lot of fun together. They've been casually dating for a few months and things really heated up for them when she went to Glastonbury with him last month... They are practically inseparable now and have met all each other's friends and families. But it was only very recently that they decided to officially call themselves an item."
Anderson has modelled for brands including fashion house Burberry, and appeared in Natalie Portman's 2011 movie Your Highness.
Nutini split from his childhood sweetheart Teri Brogan in 2010 after eight years together.

Hollywood veteran Burt Reynolds is still feeling the effects of his divorce more than 20 years later as his ex-wife continues to pursue him for unpaid alimony. The Deliverance star's five-year marriage to Loni Anderson ended in 1993 and he was ordered to hand over $234,794 (£138,114) as part of the settlement.
However, his long-running financial issues have left the actor unable to pay Anderson off and he has now been ordered to hand his ex the remaining $154,520 (£90,894), according to TMZ.com.

Actress Pamela Anderson has been photographed kissing her estranged husband Rick Salomon, two weeks after filing for divorce. The former Baywatch beauty moved to end her six-month marriage to film producer and professional poker player Salomon on 3 July (14), and she subsequently sparked rumours she had moved on by embracing her ex-boyfriend Chuck Zito following a dinner date in West Hollywood last Friday (11Jul14).
However, it appears Anderson has since had a change of heart about dumping Salomon after appearing to seal their reconciliation with a passionate kiss while out in Malibu, California on Wednesday (16Jul14).
Anderson and Salomon initially wed in 2007, but the union was annulled two months later.
The actress was also previously married to rockers Kid Rock and Tommy Lee, with whom she has two sons.

Pamela Anderson has reportedly reunited with her former boyfriend Chuck Zito just days after filing for divorce from husband Rick Salomon. The ex-Baywatch babe moved to end her six-month union to film producer and poker professional Salomon earlier this month (Jul14), seven years after their first marriage, which lasted two months, ended in an annulment.
Now it appears Anderson has revived her one-time relationship with Sons of Anarchy actor Zito, who she was photographed embracing in a car following a dinner date together at The Rainbow Room in West Hollywood, California on Friday (11Jul14).
The pair was previously romantically linked in 2007, when Zito was hired as Anderson's bodyguard.
Anderson's split from Salomon will mark her third divorce - she has also been married to rockers Tommy Lee and Kid Rock.

Singer and performance artist Laurie Anderson found herself locked in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber last week (ends11Jul14) during a routine therapy session in New York. The O Superman hitmaker, 67, reportedly had to text a friend when she realised she couldn't exit the person-sized capsule, and the pal then called for help.
According to the New York Daily News, Lou Reed's widow had escaped the chamber by the time emergency service officials arrived at Pure Flow spa, and she declined medical treatment.
The spa's owner, Andrew Barile, told the publication that Anderson was in the chamber for about 45 minutes, adding, "There was a miscommunication on the timing."